My expanding self sees all the flaws and has in mind a more elegant design. My day-to-day, creative writer self is in no hurry to upscale anything. She may be a bit hesitant to say goodbye to things that mark such a transformational period in her life.

When you stare into a space you’re not happy with or is new to you, it’s easy to think you simply have a design issue.And granted, sometimes that’s all it really is.But if you’re suddenly or obstinately fixated on this “problem,” there’s likely a connection to something else going on with you or your life.

Call it woo-woo or wacky or wonderful, but I believe HOME is the best foundation for an inspired, happy, meaningful, out-of-orbit kind of delicious life. If you align the spaces of your home with who you are and who you aspire to be, the path to your greatest good is wide and clear.

In the midst of motherhood, I made time to "pretty things up."

I love how a black and white photo can strip away the obvious and dare the eye to consider ... the subject, the light, the composition, the mood, the textures, the emotions. There's something about black and white that tugs at the deeper parts of me.

Here’s the thing about incessantly trying to reach perfect: it robs you of so much other joy. It’s a moving target. It saps the best of you. It stalls your big, shiny impact on the world. And it takes forever … because you don’t ever truly get there.